"The Dream Continues: Photographs of Martin Luther King Murals by Vergara"

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New-York Historical Society

Until Sun May 5

Photograph: Camilo José Vergara
Photograph: Camilo José Vergara

I Have a Dream, 2006, South Park Liquors at South Along Boulevard at 51st Street, Los Angeles
Photograph: Camilo José Vergara

Untitled, 2012, Always Market at 3551 South Western Avenue, Los Angeles
Photograph: Camilo José Vergara

Gift of Life, 2009, Callowhill at Second Avenue, Philadelphia
Photograph: Camilo José Vergara

Untitled, 2011, Kut-Zone Barbershop at 407 Kedzie Avenue, Chicago
Photograph: Camilo José Vergara

Untitled, 2009, Frederick Douglass at West 154th Street, Harlem, New York
Photograph: Camilo José Vergara

Untitled, 1990, Roosevelt Road at Sacramento Avenue, Chicago
Photograph: Camilo José Vergara

“I Have a Dream”, 1977, Mott Haven Section, South Bronx, New York
Photograph: Camilo José Vergara

To Take Lead in Social Reform, 2006, The Original Bill Taco House at 219 East Martin Luther King Boulevard, Los Angeles
Photograph: Camilo José Vergara

Untitled, 1997, Fish Store at 47th Street at Normandie Avenue, Los Angeles
Photograph: Camilo José Vergara

Untitled, undated, Lupita Discount Store, Compton Avenue at East 55th Street, Los Angeles

Photograph: Camilo José Vergara

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Time Out says

Mon Dec 17 2012

Camilo José Vergara photographed murals of Martin Luther King while traveling around the U.S. in the years after the civil-rights leader's assassination. The works combine iconic poses with the cultural sensibilities of the artist and the influence of the neighborhood in which the painting is located.

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Name:
New-York Historical Society
Address:
New-York Historical Society 170 Central Park West
Upper West Side
New York

Cross Street:
between 76th and 77th Sts
Phone:
212-873-3400
Website:
nyhistory.org
Opening hours:
Tue–Thu, Sat 10am–6pm; Fri 10am–8pm; Sun 11am–5:45pm
Transport:
Subway: B, C to 81st St–Museum of Natural History; 1 to 79th St
Price:
$15, teachers and seniors $12, children ages 7–13 $5, children under 7 free. Fri 6–8pm pay what you wish
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1. New-York Historical Society
  - 170 Central Park West
    Upper West Side
    New York
  - 212-873-3400
  - nyhistory.org
  - 40.779128,-73.974059

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Fri Mar 1

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$15, teachers and seniors $12, children 7–13 $5, children under 7 free. Fri 6–8pm pay what you wish